Accra, Jan. 27, - The Institute
of Financial and Economic Journalists (IFEJ), has held its Fourth Flamingo
Awards for business and financial journalists and crowned Felix Dela Klutse of
the Business Day Newspaper as the Business Journalist for 2017.
Mr Kluste also won the Best in
Business of Health and the Best in Finance Reporting to become the Overall Best
for the second time. He was the Overall Best Business Journalist in 2014, the
maiden edition of IFEJ Flamingo Award.
He took home a citation, a
plaque, an ipad and would have the opportunity to attend the World Bank Spring
meetings in Washington DC, USA.
Other journalists received awards
for the various categories under the Flamingo Awards held on Friday, January
26, in Accra.
Mr Emmanuel Bruce of the Daily
Graphic was adjudged the Best in Agribusiness Reporting, Mr Maxwell Akalaari
Adombila of Graphic Business was the Best in Local Economy Reporting and Ms
Francisca Dickson Arhin of GHOne TV won
the Best in Business/Manufacturing Reporting.
The Best in Information and
Communication Technology Reporting went to Mr Richard Nii Quaye Abbey of the
Business and Financial Times and Best in Tourism Reporting went to Ms Rebecca
Awuah of Ghana Television.
Ms Jessica Acheampong of the
Daily Graphic won the Best in Extractive Reporting whilst the Best in
Development Reporting went to Mr Kwabena Adu Koranteng of the New Crusading
Guide Newspaper.
Dr Kwame Baah-Nuakoh, the General
Manager of Sustainability of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC),
pledged the continuous support for business and economic reporting.
He said GNPC was willing to
collaborate with IFEJ to develop business and economic journalism.
Dr Maxwell Opoku Afari, the First
Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, said the importance of Financial
Reporting could not be overlooked as it played a critical role in informing and
educating stakeholders on new trends for socio-economic development.
Honorary awards were presented to
Mr Daniel Otabil Koomson, Mr Kwami Ahiabenu, Professor John Gatsi, Mrs
Philomena Johnson, and Madam Wendy Asiamah.
Mr Rayborn Bulley, the President
of IFEJ, said the stories presented for the awards improved and this made it
difficult for the panel to determine the winners of the various categories.
He expressed gratitude to
sponsors and major stakeholders for the continuous support in empowering
financial and economic journalists through IFEJ.
Professor Gatsi, who represented
Mr Koomson, the Chairman of the Panel, said the panel received 31 entries and a
five point criteria were used to determine the winners namely: Potential of the
story or feature to generate public awareness and impact policy direction; The
originality, creativity and initiative put into the story or feature; The
quality of reportage; The language used; and The balance and fairness of the
reportage.
GNA
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